Earlier today I leanrt that Dev Anand the legend passed after a heart attack in London…But many of you (especially the younger ones) may not know Dev Sa’ab was a staunch nationalist and openly opposed the Emergency in 1977..

Recalling those days in his autobiography, Dev Anand wrote:

“…the soul of the people was smouldering, their spirit stifled by an iron hand.They were dying to break the shackles, and the lava inside them was gathering momentum, soon to explode into a spluttering volcano.

It just needed a single matchstick to light up. And the matchstick was provided by Indira Gandhi herself.”

Eerily reminiscent of the situation we find ourselves in today…

Dev Sa’ab: Today, we remember you – and your lines: “Unko sabak sikhana hai“.

Unko Sabak Jarur Sikhayenge! Jai Hind, Jai Bharat! – Shantanu

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